With Technology Such as Facebook Available, Americans Report

question 4

Multiple Choice

With technology such as Facebook available, Americans report

• A) more friends than ever before.
• B) a sense of loneliness and isolation related to the superficial communication in the online world.
• C) a decreased number of people suffering from an intimacy deficit.
• D) we spend more time with each other instead of with technology.

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Definitions:

Natural Rights

Rights that individuals are born with, which are not contingent upon laws, customs, or beliefs, often including the right to life, liberty, and property.

American Revolution

The period (1765-1783) during which thirteen of Britain's North American colonies successfully fought for their independence to become the United States of America.

Thomas Jefferson

The third President of the United States (1801-1809), principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and a founder of the Democratic-Republican Party.

First Continental Congress

A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 American colonies in 1774, convened to respond to Britain's Intolerable Acts, leading to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.